title: Telepathology as a method to optimize quality in organ transplantation: a feasibility and reliability study of the virtual benching of renal graft.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search feasibility and reliability of Telemedicine Systems (TS) in the procurement of Renal Transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  By an experimental TS, twenty six (n=26) specialists based on a hundred and thirty (N=130) simulated remote image examinations, assessed sensitivity-specificity of the remote examination of Renal Graft (RG) about diseases and damages (Virtual Benching=VB).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis showed: injuries (sensitivity=100%), injuries of the capsula (sensitivity=100%), hematomas (sensitivity=96.2%), non neoplasmatic diseases (specificity=100%), tumors (sensitivity=100%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The VB of RG after retrieval is feasible and reliable for prevention of damaged renal RG from being sent to the recipient hospital and for transplant planning.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS Aretaieion University of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
authors.forename: Constantinos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mammas
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kavantzas
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geropoulos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saatsakis
authors.forename: Chryssa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemonidou
authors.forename: Eustratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patsouris
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019113:Telepathology / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface